Some firefighters moving up from San Carlos to Redwood City

San
Carlos firefighters could get a 14 percent pay raise under a contract
the city's manager has been authorized to negotiate with Redwood City
for fire protection service.

Before unanimously OK'ing the
negotiations Monday night, city council members said they were concerned
that staffing shortages led to overworked firefighters and high
overtime costs. .... Redwood City currently provides a
shared fire chief and other managers to oversee firefighters in San
Carlos' two stations. Under the proposed change, San Carlos'
firefighters would be absorbed by Redwood City's department and receive
the higher pay and benefits its employees get.

.... Redwood City pays its
top-step firefighters $98,988 a year, according to a memo from Rebecca
Mendenhall, San Carlos' administrative services director. In San Carlos, a firefighter at that same tier makes $86,796 a year. Read article.

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